Locket.



M. KAMERAS 52; J. NEDERLAND.

LOGKET.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13. 1913.

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MAX KAMERAS AND JOHN NEDERLAND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LOCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

Application filed August 13, 1913. Serial No. 784,565.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MAX KAMERAS and JOHN NEDERLAND, subjects of the Czar of Russia, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lockets, of which the following is a specification.

The general object of the invention is to refine the construction of lockets, whereby the same may be conveniently and quickly opened without the insertion of the finger nail or a sharp instrument between the meeting edges of the locket sides, for forcing open the same.

To this end the invention consists in pro viding a locket with an opener in the form of a lever and arranging the same between the meeting edges of the locket sides so that the releasing of the sides may be effected by the turning of. the lever.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accom panying drawings forming part hereof, in which 1- Figure l is a side elevational view of our improved locket. Fig. 2 is a View showing the locket in an open position, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view with the locket in the closed position.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the sides of shells 1 and 2 are of usual construction and are connected at one end by means of a hinge 3. Around the hinge pin is coiled a small spring at, the opposite ends of which bear oppositely on the sides or shells 1 and 2- and tend to throw them open when released. To hold the locket closed One of the shells is provided with a pair of relatively spaced tongues or latches 5 which are adapted to engage a cut-away or keeper nick 6 on the inner side of the other or opposite shell.

7 indicates an opener in the form of a lever arranged between the relatively spaced latches 5 so that when turned the latches will be released from the keeper nick and the shells under the action of the spring,

forced to their open position. In this instance, the opener is shown secured by a pin 8 between two ears 9 of a radial projection 10 formed on the shell 1. The opener is preferably formed of the shape shown and has an inner portion in the form of a projecting finger 11 located between the latches 5 and an outer portion in the form of an eyelet 12 to which a chain, fob or the like, may be attached when the locket is in use.

In operation, when it is required to open the locket it will be obvious that upon pressing the eyelet to the rear the opener will be rocked on the pivot pin and the inwardly projecting finger portion will engage the inner surface of the shell and cause the disengagement of the latch, whereupon the shells will be forced to their open position.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangements of parts without departing from the spirit of our invention and therefore we do not wish to be limited to such features except as may be required by the claim.

What is claimed as new is:

A locket comprising a pair of shells hingedly connected together at one side portion of their edges, a pair of spaced tongues mounted on one of the said shells at the opposite portion of the edge thereof from the point of the hinge, said tongues being engageable with the other shell to serve as a latch, and a lever fulcrumed upon the last mentioned shell at the edge portion thereof opposite the point of hinge connection between the shells, said lever having a portion adapted to lie between the edges of the shells and having an inner finger portion adapted to enter between the said tongues and an outer portion adapted for attachment to a hanger.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

MAX KAMERAS. JOHN NEDERLAND.

Witnesses:

C. JAMES CRONIN, WM. C. WOLF.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

